Spring-bottom for beds and the like.



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SPRING BOTTOM FDR 8EDS AND THE LIKE.

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1 ,26 1 ,655. Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES VALLONE, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORTO BABCALO MANUFACTURING-COMPANY, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

Specification 0! Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

Application filed In no 18, 1914. Serial No. 845,828.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLFS VALwNa, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bufialo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in S ring-Bottoms for Beds and thelike, of w ich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that t pe of bed springs or spring bottoms forhe s, couches or other furniture, which are composed of a number ofupright spiral or coil springs secured on a sup rting frame orstructure. It is usual in t ese bottoms to provide he means of some sortfor connecting the upper ends of the springs to retain them upright inthe intended relative arrangement and equalize the strains due to a we1ht on the bottom, and this invention is directed to improvements in suchtie means or devices.

The objects of the invention are to rovide tie means for the spiralsprings w ich will efl'ectually retain the springs in the intendedrelative arrangement, and at the same time insure a very pliant andcomfortable spring bottom which will readily conform to the body of aperson resting on the bottom; also to make the tie means of the minimumnumber of parts of sim le construction which can be readily ap ii to thebottom at small expense and w ich will leave the upper surface of thebottom free from projections that are apt to catch in or in ure thecovering of the mattress.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a bed bottom embodying theinvention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view, on an enlarged scale, of a section of the bottom.

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation thereof in line 3-3, Fig. 2.

I Fig. 4 1s a sectional elevation thereof, full size, in line 44, Fi 2.

Fig. 5 is a sections elevation thereof, full size, in line 5- -5, Fig.2.

Fi 6 is a sectional elevation thereof, on a rexfixced scale in line 66,Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a sectional elevation in line 77,

Fig. 4.

ig. 8 is arm/elevation of one of the securin cli s before it is appliedto the bed botm P Fig. 9 is a fragmentary plan view of a bed rowsrunning both lengthwise and crosswise a of the bottom.

D represents tie bands, one of which .0 tends between and is connectedto the springs in two adjacent parallel rows running one.

way ofithe bottpm", for instance the rows running lengthwise. Each. bandis fastened to the springs in the two rows extending lengthwise at opway, such as hereinafter described, that the springs are held from dislacement both r the ends of the F lengthwise and crosswise ro ative tothe tie band, so that by fastcniu tie bands to the upper rame C andson'- site sides thereof in'a nesting the ends of the rows of springswhich run in the other direction, that IS, crosswise of the bottom inthe construction shown, all of the springs are retained in place withoutthe necessity for tie sl rips or wires extending crosswise of the bedbottom or at right angles to the tie bands D. The ends of the tie bandsD can be bent around the frame C or fastened thereto in any otherconvenient way.

The tie bands D consist of bands or strips of metal which are thin andtherefore very flexible, adapting them to yield or ive vertically undera very light pressure. ach tieband D is provided at intervals withtransverse bends'or de ressions E, preferably V-shaped, provide withslots 0 which intersect the same and preferably extend lengthwise of theband from end to end of the bends E, these bends or depremions E beingspaced apart a distance equal to the distance from center to center ofthe transversd rows of springs. Each tie band D lies fiat upon the topcoils of the adjacent portions of the springs in the parallel rows ofsprings at opposite sides of the tie band,

and the top coils of the two springls1 adiacent to each bend ordepression pass through or are sealed in the slot e in said bend. Thesprings may be fastened in the slots e by separate clips or securingdevices F for each pair of springs, as shown in Figs. 1-8, or theseveral springs in each transverse row may be fastened to the tie bands,as shown' in Fig. 9, by a Single continuous wire G extending from sideto side of the spring bottom.

The separate clips F, see Fig. 8, preferably consist of short pieces ofwire one end of which is bent to form a hook f. The straight end of thiswire clip is slipped in between the bottom of the bend or depression ofthe tie band E and the coils of the springs seated in the slot e in saidbend until the clip is arrested by the engagement of the hook f with oneedge of the tie band. The straight end of the clip wire is then bentdownwardly-over-the other edge of the tie band, as shown in Fi 7.thereby securing the clip on the tiebamf. The tie bands can be fastenedto the springs very rapidly and with little trouble by t e clips F. Whensepa- .rate clips are thus used for fastening the tie bands to thesprings, the springs at the ends of the transverse rows are connected tothe upper frame 0 by extensions H of the clips used for the end springs,or by any other suitable connectio I u I When ;-th6:0011ti11fl0l18securingi 'wiresssgi shown vinlsfigiet ire used theyare" pa through-thebends or, depressions E of the tie bands, beneath the top coils of thesprings and theirends are bent around or otherwise fastenedto vthe sidesof the to frame 0. The'continuous securing wires enable the tie bands tobe fastened to the springs more expeditiously -.and they preventmovement of the-Bprmgs relative to the tie bands D in the same ,way asthe separate clips F, but

the use of the separate clips has the advan tage that the spring bottomis thereby made more pliant, as will be more readily apparent from anexamination -of Figs. 5 and 6. If, for example, one of thetie bands isdepressed, as indicated. in Fig. 5, by a weight disposed locally overone of its connections with the springs, the adjacent springs are freeto rock in the slot 6 in which they are seated and assume a tilted orinclined position, as shown in Fig. 6. The bottom with the separatesecuring cli s F will yieldor 've in t is way un er ess weight than aottom havin the continuous securing wires, since, w on the latter areused, it is necessary to flex them in addition to the tie a ban In bothof the constructions described, each of the tie bands D is directlyconnected to thesprings in the two parallel rows at opposite sidesthereof bymter-enga 'ng parts of the tie bands and springs wi outadditional parts other than the plain securing wires or wire clips,which hold the intor-engagini parts in connection. The tie means are terefore composed of the fewest possible parts which are of exceedinglysimple construction and can be made and applied to the bed bottom atsmall expense. The described tie means insure an exceptionally easy orcomfortable spring bottom, for the tie bands D are made of very thinmetal and are more flexible than tie wires of sufficiently large gage togive the necessary strength Tie thin fiat tie bands lie flat upon thetops of the springs and the connecting! or securin parts are all locatedbelow the plane of t e bands, so that the bot tom has a smooth flatmattress-supporting surface free from upward projections. Tie

bands constructed just as described could also, if desired, be secured,in the manner described, to the springs in one row only, instead of eachtie band being secured to two rows of springs.

It will be manifest that the tie bands could be inverted and arrangedbeneath the topcoils of the springs and connected thereto in the mannerdescribed, but this arrangement would be less desirable as the bends Ewould form upward rejections on the mattress-supporting su ace. In somespring bottoms, double springs are used which-are secured between theirends to the supporting frame and extend above and below the same, boththe top and bottom ends of the springs being connected by tie devices.The he means of this invention are of course equally ap licable to thisdouble or reversible type 6 spring bottoms. A a

I claim as my invention: c t

1. A spring bottom for beds and thelike,

comprising a supporting frame u right springs secu thereon in rows, thinat tie bands each-arranged lengthwise between two' of springs and haveslotted bonds, the end coils of two of saids rings being seated in eachof said slotted nds. and means for securing the springs in said slottedbends.

8. A spring bottom for beds and-the like, comprising a supportingflexible tie-bands arran lengthwise of the rows of springs running oneway of the bottom and having slottedvbends In which the a per endfportions of the springs are seate means or securing the springs in saidslotted bends, Said tie-bands connecting frame,- upright springs securedthereon in rows, thin flat,

the rows of springs running both 1ength-- same t0 said springs, eachtie-panel bein 5 wise and crogsswisq of film bottom, a marginal securedto the springs in trvo ad awent row s frame to whmh sazd twbands aresecured at rlinuing paraliel with the t1r-band, a marg1-thezrends,andmeansformmnuclzin the rows nal frame to which saidt1e-bands are Seof sprlngs z'unnlng crosswlse reiatlve to sa1d cured atthen ends, am} means for connecttle-bands to smd mnrgmal frame. m therows of springs runnlng CIOSSWlSB 20 spring bottom for beds and thelike, re ative in said t1e-bzmds be) sad marginal comprising asupporting frame, upright frame.

sprmgs secured thereon inn'ows, thin fiat Witness my hand, this 15th dayof June, tie-bands arranged lengthwlse of the rows 19121..

of spnngs running one way of the bottom. CHARLES VALLONF and havmgslotted bends in which the end fiiiina rssesz portions of the springsare seated, separate C. W. PARKER,

means for each tie-band for securing the A. L, BIGGER

